On Monday, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville named rookie Antti Niemi the starter for Tuesday night's game against the Phoenix Coyotes.
It will be Niemi's fourth start in five games for the Hawks; the Hawks have only won once in the previous three starts.
Does this mean Quenneville has officially moved Niemi to the top of the depth chart?
Cristobal Huet had been out with the flu but has returned to skating with the team, and Corey Crawford has since been reassigned to Rockford.
Since Huet was pulled against Detroit on March 7, Niemi has drawn almost every start against a potential playoff team; Huet started the front half of a back-to-back in Philadelphia, but Niemi has started against Washington, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. In those three starts, Niemi has a .902 save percentage, including ...
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